National Animal Cracker Day! * In total, there have been 54 different kinds of animals in animal crackers since 1902. * The current crackers are tiger, cougar, camel, rhinoceros, kangaroo, hippopotamus, bison, lion, hyena, zebra, elephant, sheep, bear, gorilla, monkey, seal and giraffe. * Even though they are commonly just called ‘animal crackers’, their actual name is really ‘Barnum’s Animals Crackers’. * The original purpose of the string on the Animal Crackers box was so that it could be hung as a Christmas ornament on the tree. * A box of Animal Crackers sold for 5 cents in 1902. * The only animals to make it through the entire lifetime of Barnum’s Animals Crackers are bears, elephants, lions and tigers. * Animal Crackers originated in England where they were known as animal biscuits. * Shirley Temple’s 1935 song “Animal Crackers in My Soup” was used by different companies advertising their brands of animal crackers. #NationalAnimalCrackerDay #AnimalCracker #Food #FoodSolutions #FoodService #FoodServiceSolutions #FoodSales #WeKnowFood #DisposableSolutions #NonFoodSolutions #FoodConsultant #FoodDude #FoodOfTheDay #NobertSales @NobertSales (at Germantown, Tennessee) https://www.instagram.com/p/CN1Cb7SlyZ-/?igshid=ryayg27y1mg1